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vafrlogi

nafnorðkarlkynvafr-logi
a, a ‘waver-lowe,’ flickering flame, a mythical word; an enchanted princess or an enchanted land is surrounded by a ‘waver-lowe,’ (of Brynhild), 8 (of Skirnir and the giantess Gerda), 32 (of Menglöd). In legends, a kind of ignis fatuus, said to flicker over hidden treasures, is called either málmlogi or vafrlogi, Maurer’s Volks.,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • mod.modern.
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Skm.Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
  • Fsm.Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
  • Ísl. Þjóðs.Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.